poetry terms part 1
A type of poem that does not have consistent rhyme scheme or meter
Free Verse
Used to compare two things using “like” or “as”
simile
A play on words
Pun
Say both terms: groups of words that have the same vowel sounds and groups of words that have the same consonant sounds
Assonance and Consonance
Something that represents something else – for example, a dove means peace
Symbol
End rhyme that does not rhyme perfectly, but completes a rhyme scheme
Off or Slant Rhyme
“I was a scared bunny” is an example of a what?
metaphor
When Caesar compares himself to Mount Olympus right before he is killed, this is an example of what?
irony
The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Pattern of end rhyme in a poem
Rhyme scheme
Rhyming words within a line of poetry
Internal Rhyme
A word or phrase that must be interpreted figuratively, as the literal meaning makes no sense
idiom
A detailed description, appealing to the senses, that helps the reader picture the scene
imagery
Common feelings or associations with words
connotation
The “rhythm” of a poem, made up of feet
Meter
When a poet changes words or sounds for effect
Poetic License
Giving human qualities to a non-human object
personification
When several words grouped together start with the same sound
Alliteration
The big or underlying meaning in a story or poem, the message you are supposed to get
theme
A type of foot made up of an unstressed and stressed syllable
iamb
The three categories
(or types of vocabulary)
we use to analyze a poem
Structure,
Meaning, and
Language
Extreme exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis
hyperbole
A word that sounds like the noise it makes
Onomatopoeia
Say both terms: the feeling you get when reading a piece and the author’s attitude toward the material, clear from reading the piece
Mood and tone
Say both terms: a _____ (similar to a paragraph) is made up of ________
Stanzas and lines